1. Memorials and Funerals for George Floyd What You Need To Know: Thursday began the series of memorial services honoring the life of George Floyd. A memorial for family, friends and special guests in the age of the coronavirus, practicing social distancing, was held Thursday afternoon at North Central University in downtown Minneapolis. 2. Who […]

WRITTEN & CONTRIBUTED BY CHRIS PAUL I grew up in a typical Black DMV (DC, MD, VA) household. And in a typical Black DMV household we cherished three things: God, hard work, and sports. So every week I worked hard in school and then went to church Sunday morning. And throughout it all there was […]

George Floyd, whose death has sparked worldwide massive protests, tested positive for the coronavirus in a new autopsy report released on Thursday. Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker said Floyd was likely asymptomatic and was not related to his death. Two autopsies were performed on Floyd. A report released on Monday by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s […]

1. President Obama Speaks What You Need To Know: Answering the call of Tom Joyner and others, President Barack Obama spoke to the nation for the first time on camera about the murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests. 2. All Officers in George Floyd Murder Charged, Chauvin’s Murder Charge Upgraded What You Need To […]

A new study about the coronavirus finds that obesity is linked to a higher risk of children getting a more severe illness from the virus. Among a group of children and adolescents in New York who were hospitalized with the disease, about a fifth — 22% — were obese. Sixty-seven percent of these patients needed […]

1. Biden Goes to Church, Trump Takes A Photo Op Too Far What You Need To Know: Joe Biden and Donald Trump each made a visit to local churches Monday. As his political opponent took protesters off the street in order to create a “photo op,” in front of a Washington DC church, the presumed […]

1. Trump Uses Military To Disperse Protesters, Threatens to Deploy Troops Nationwide What You Need To Know: Monday evening, Donald Trump announced from the Rose Garden that he would deploy the military to stop nationwide protests that have erupted over the death of George Floyd and long-term police brutality of Black Americans and people of […]

A lack of guidance from federal and state officials in deciding when and how to reopen schools has administrators, teachers and parents across the country scrambling to come up with a plan to resume educating students. Ideas considered for reopening schools include implementing social distancing guidelines for in-person classes and on buses and having children […]

1. Days of Rage, Injustice and Murder What You Need To Know: We stand here today, Monday, June 1, 2020, one week after the murder of George Floyd. 2. Biden & Trump Response To Protests Are Like Night and Day What You Need To Know: As the country erupts in protest over the death of […]

Deborah Catchings-Smith, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Background • 24th International President and Board Chairman of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. • Vice President, operational risk management governance at Citibank. In July 2018, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s grand chapter of delegates re-elected Deborah Catchings-Smith to a second two-year term as international president during the organization’s national […]

What We Need To Know: We stand here today, Monday, June 1, 2020, one week after the murder of George Floyd. It is not lost on us that 99 years ago today, the race riots of Tulsa brought an entire Black community and economy to its knees, if not closer to the ground. This past […]

Over the weekend, uprisings over the death of George Floyd that began in Minneapolis erupted and spread to several cities around the country. In addition to the growing violence, state and city leaders have another pressing issue on their hands: a possible second wave of the pandemic coupled with the lack of social distancing during […]